This fellow was captured yesterday at the Meijers Gardens butterfly event.
D4 Sigma 180 f/3.5 f/11 1/200s ISO 1250 Single SB-800 on wimberley macro arm from left (with Westcott Micro Apollo diffuser) SU800 controller
Hand held, kind of. No tripods/monopods are allowed, so I use a collapsed mini monopod as a brace from a cup at my belt to the camera. It never touches the ground.
Artificial fabric background, held by Roy van Loo
Post: Full frame. , selective sharpening, brought up the blues slightly
VWD, Randy--nice detail in the blacks. I like the layers here--sharp, detailed subject, soft yet recognizable perch, softer and pleasing BG. Very considerate of this guy to hold his wings open in a flat plane for you… Angled comp works well, tho would be even stronger if you moved the camera up slightly so comp tighter at bottom and looser above IMHO. Effective--and non-obvous--use of flash.
Hi Randy. A nice specimen giving you a great pose and you have very good overall sharpness on your subject. The diagonal comp is a plus and the artificial background worked well - though you might consider toning down some of the brighter areas. Given that you used flash, the overall image seems rather flat to me (I expect that the monochrome colors of the butterfly have something to do with that. ). The greens in the perch look unsaturated and dull - maybe a saturation boost would give the image more snap. This is a strong image and well worth a few tweaks to make it even better!
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). The greens in the perch look unsaturated and dull - maybe a saturation boost would give the image more snap. This is a strong image and well worth a few tweaks to make it even better!
